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Farage Faces Backlash Over Chlorine Chicken Trade Deal

3/28/2025

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Nigel Farage is under fire for proposing that the UK permit imports of chlorine-treated chicken as part of a US trade deal. Critics, like Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael, warn this could jeopardize British farming standards. A 2020 poll revealed that a staggering 80% of the public opposes these imports, citing concerns over food safety and the future of agriculture.

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Nigel Farage is under fire for proposing that the UK permit imports of chlorine-treated chicken as part of a US trade deal. Critics, like Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael, warn this could jeopardize British farming standards. A 2020 poll revealed that a staggering 80% of the public opposes these imports, citing concerns over food safety and the future of agriculture.